Ouro Negro é a gente
(Black Gold Is the People) ❘ 
Film von
Aline Baiana mit Quilombola-Fischer*innen von der Ilha de Maré
Gespräch mit
Aline Baiana
As part of the project Damaged Deliberations
The Quilombola People from Ilha de Maré, in Baía de Todos os Santos, struggle to maintain their way of life and preserve the ecosystem on which they depend. The Quilombos in the region have suffered for decades with the industrialization of their surroundings, receiving only the ills of the promised “Progress” since the celebrated discovery of the so-called “black gold” in Bahia that led to the creation of the first commercial oil well in Brazil in 1939.
Combining interviews with fishers, shellfish gatherers, traditional craftspeople and allies in the struggle and archival material on what is called “development” in the region, such as the construction of the Mataripe refinery and the Port of Aratu, the film raises questions such as what is considered wealth and by whom, in addition to showing that to this day in Brazil black lives continue to be sacrificed to guarantee the accumulation of capital of a few.
The film will be shown in Brazilian Portuguese with English subtitles. After the film, there will be a conversation with the director Aline Baiana.
Funded with the generous support of the Berlin Senatsverwaltung für Kultur und Gesellschaftlichen Zusammenhalt.
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As part of the project Damaged Deliberations
The Quilombola People from Ilha de Maré, in Baía de Todos os Santos, struggle to maintain their way of life and preserve the ecosystem on which they depend. The Quilombos in the region have suffered for decades with the industrialization of their surroundings, receiving only the ills of the promised “Progress” since the celebrated discovery of the so-called “black gold” in Bahia that led to the creation of the first commercial oil well in Brazil in 1939.
Combining interviews with fishers, shellfish gatherers, traditional craftspeople and allies in the struggle and archival material on what is called “development” in the region, such as the construction of the Mataripe refinery and the Port of Aratu, the film raises questions such as what is considered wealth and by whom, in addition to showing that to this day in Brazil black lives continue to be sacrificed to guarantee the accumulation of capital of a few.
The film will be shown in Brazilian Portuguese with English subtitles. After the film, there will be a conversation with the director Aline Baiana.
Funded with the generous support of the Berlin Senatsverwaltung für Kultur und Gesellschaftlichen Zusammenhalt.
